Okinawa
Japan · Pacific
Japan's subtropical diving frontier with clear warm water on dramatic coral drop-offs and seasonal hammerhead schools that draw advanced divers to the outer reefs from spring through autumn.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is busy.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
16 species across the dive sites here
Brown-Eared Bulbul
Seen 21 days ago
at Sunayama Reef Okinawa
Least concern
Green sea turtle
Seen 23 days ago
at Cape Maeda
Least concern
Light-Vented Bulbul
Seen 28 days ago
at Cape Maeda
Least concern
Moorish idol
Seen 28 days ago
at Sunayama Reef Okinawa
Least concern
Tawny Hermit Crab
Seen 28 days ago
at Cape Maeda
Lionfish
Seen 1 month ago
at Cape Maeda
Least concern
Clark's anemonefish
Seen 2 months ago
at Sunayama Reef Okinawa
Least concern
Gray-Faced Buzzard
Seen 4 months ago
at Cape Maeda
Least concern
Eurasian Kestrel
Seen Jan 2025
at Yabiji Reef
Least concern
Osprey
Seen Jan 2025
at Yabiji Reef
Least concern
Staghorn coral
Seen year round
at Sunayama Reef Okinawa
Endangered
Yellowmouth moray
Seen year round
at Cape Maeda
Least concern
Giant manta ray
Seasonal visitor
at Yabiji Reef
Endangered
Oceanic whitetip shark
Seasonal visitor
at Yabiji Reef
Critically endangered
Scalloped hammerhead
Seasonal visitor
at Yabiji Reef
Critically endangered
Honeycomb Grouper
Rare sighting
at Yabiji Reef
Least concern
